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Marseillaise definition

Mar·seil·laise (mär′sə lāz′; Fr mȧr se yez′)

noun

the national anthem of France, composed by Rouget de Lisle in 1792 during the French Revolution

Etymology: Fr, lit., of Marseille: first sung by Marseille volunteers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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